Ardis Watkins
Executive Director, State Employees Association of NC, State Employees Association of North Carolina
Exec Dir SEANC. Public voice on state employee pay/health-plan issues. Anchor quote 5/12: "It's a cycle. It's not fiscally responsible. It's not saving any taxpayer money."
Coverage (1 article)
NC Budget Framework: Most Workers' Raises Trail Inflation
Jack Beckett·
Senate Pres. Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall announced a budget framework Tuesday afternoon, ending a ten-month standoff. Teachers get an 8 percent raise and a $48,000 starting floor. Most state employees get 3 percent, below the 3.8 percent inflation rate reported the same morning. The income tax steps down through 2034, and a constitutional amendment capping the rate at 3.5 percent goes on the November ballot.